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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Legal information ......................................................................................................... 2
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Overview............................................................................................... 4
1.2 Principle of Operation ........................................................................... 4
1.3 “Data2Unified” Add-In User Interface ................................................... 5
1.4 Components Used ................................................................................ 5
2 General................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Requirements ....................................................................................... 6
2.2 Supported Devices ............................................................................... 6
2.3 Supported TIA Portal versions ............................................................. 6
2.4 New supported functions in Data2Unified V4.0 ................................... 7
2.5 Overview of all supported TIA Portal Project Elements ....................... 7
2.5.1 Screen objects ...................................................................................... 7
2.5.2 Events of screens, pop-up screens and screen objects ...................... 8
2.5.3 Screens .............................................................................................. 11
2.5.4 Screen management .......................................................................... 12
2.5.5 HMI tags ............................................................................................. 12
2.5.6 HMI alarms ......................................................................................... 13
2.5.7 Historical data ..................................................................................... 13
2.5.8 VB-Scripts .......................................................................................... 13
2.5.9 Library Elements ................................................................................ 14
3 Engineering ...................................................................................................... 16
3.1 Adding User to User Group ................................................................ 16
3.2 Enabling the Add-In ............................................................................ 18
3.3 Required manual adjustments ........................................................... 19
3.3.1 Add new WinCC Unified device ......................................................... 19
3.3.2 Adjust Runtime settings...................................................................... 20
3.3.3 Configure HMI-Connection ................................................................. 20
3.3.4 Add text lists with formatted text and graphic lists ............................. 20
3.3.5 Add global script modules .................................................................. 21
3.3.6 Adaptions with changed resolutions ................................................... 22
3.3.7 Add user and user roles manually ...................................................... 23
3.3.8 Cycles ................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Starting and operating the add-in ....................................................... 24
3.4.1 Start of user interface ......................................................................... 24
3.4.2 Access at the beginning of the conversion......................................... 26
3.5 Analyze conversion result .................................................................. 28
3.5.1 Analyzing the result via quick view ..................................................... 28
3.5.2 Analyzing the result via the detailed view (log file) ............................ 29
3.6 Error Handling .................................................................................... 31
3.6.1 Add-In is Missing in the TIA Portal Context Menu ............................. 31
3.6.2 Device Cannot be Selected Under “Select Device” ........................... 31
3.6.3 Connection or PLC Tag is Displayed with a Red Background ........... 31
3.6.4 Conversion of objects with special characters ................................... 32
3.6.5 Conversion of acknowledgment tags of discrete alarms .................... 33
3.6.6 Conversion of local tags within faceplates ......................................... 35
4 Appendix .......................................................................................................... 36
4.1 Service and support ........................................................................... 36
4.2 Industry Mall ....................................................................................... 37
4.3 Links and literature ............................................................................. 37
4.4 Change documentation ...................................................................... 37

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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
SIMATIC WinCC Unified is the all-new visualization system from Siemens for
automation applications. The SIMATIC WinCC Unified System consists of the
SIMATIC WinCC visualization software as well as the SIMATIC HMI Unified
Comfort Panels and the new SIMATIC HMI Unified Basic Panels.
The “Data2Unified” add-in offers you support to convert your configuration contents
to a WinCC Unified configuration so that you do not have to recreate the contents
of your previous configurations from scratch.
1.2 Principle of Operation

Figure 1-1
Read project data Write project data

Data2Unified
(TIA Portal Openess) (TIA Portal Openess)
Add-in
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010 010
Source device Target device

(e. g. Comfort Panel, (Unified Comfort Panel,
Runtime Advanced) Unified PC Runtime)
The “Data2Unified” add-in accesses the project contents of the devices via the
Openness interface of TIA Portal. It extracts the content from the source devices
and re-creates it in the Unified target device.
Note The “Data2Unified” add-in is under continuous development, which will gradually
allow it to support additional TIA Portal project elements.
The link to download the latest version of the add-in is available within this
article.

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1.3 “Data2Unified” Add-In User Interface

Note The user interface and the event log (“Log file”) are only available in English.
Figure 1-2
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3
7
1 Selection area for source and target device ("Select device")
2 Configuration area for project data of the source device ("Select content")
3 Configuration area of the log file ("Log file")
4 Overview of the conversion result
5 Filter area of the conversion result
6 Speedy Splitter, changing the size of the conversion area
7 Version number
1.4 Components Used

This application example was created with the following hardware and software
components:
Table 1-1
Components Quantity Item number Note
SIMATIC WinCC Unified 1 6AV2153-….1-8…
Engineering V18
SIMATIC WinCC Unified 1 6AV2154-….1-8…
PC Runtime V18
PC Station with WinCC 1 6AV2104-….7-0…
Runtime Advanced V17
SIMATIC HMI Comfort 1 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0 Alternatively, any other
Panel TP1200 SIMATIC HMI Comfort
Panel can be used.
SIMATIC HMI Unified 1 6AV2128-3MB06-0AX0 Alternatively, any other
Comfort Panel MTP1200 SIMATIC HMI Unified
Comfort Panel can be
used.

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2 General
2 General
2.1 Requirements
To use the “Data2Unified” add-in, the following requirements must be met:
• Dependent on the used add-in version, at least SIMATIC WinCC Unified V16
must be installed.
• All software products used in the original project (including HSP and GSD) are
installed.
• The project must be upgraded to the respective version of the TIA Portal. An
overview of the compatibilities of add-in version and TIA Portal can be found in
chapter 2.3.
• The project is without compiler errors.
• At least one supported source and target device must be configured in the
project.
Note Detailed information for change over from Comfprt Panel to Unified Comfort
Panel can be found in the application example "Guide for switching from Comfort
Panels to Unified Comfort Panels and from WinCC Runtime Advanced to WinCC
Unified PC Runtime".
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109768002
2.2 Supported Devices

The following table shows you which devices in the TIA Portal are supported by the
“Data2Unified” add-in.
Table 2-1
Device family supported by the “Data2Unified” add-in
Panel-based
Basic Panels 
Comfort Panels 
Comfort Panels PRO 
Outdoor Panels 
Mobile Panels 
PC-based
Runtime Advanced 
Runtime Professional 
2.3 Supported TIA Portal versions

Table 2-2
TIA Portal V16 TIA Portal V17 TIA Portal V18 TIA Portal V19
Data2Unified V1.x  1) 1) 1)
Data2Unified V2.x   2) 2)

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TIA Portal V16 TIA Portal V17 TIA Portal V18 TIA Portal V19
Data2Unified V3.x    3)
Data2Unified V4.x    
1) Only the functionalities that are available in the TIA Portal Openness Model V16 are supported.
2.4 New supported functions in Data2Unified V4.0

With Data2Unified version V4.0 the following functions and TIA project elements
are additionally supported:
• Conversion of faceplate interfaces (property interface)
• Conversion of text lists (without formatted texts)
• Conversion of additional system functions (see chapter 2.5.2)
• Conversion of permanent area
• Improvement of add-in as well as solving of bugs
Note To be able to use all new functions of Data2Unified V4.0 please use SIMATIC
WinCC Unified V19 Update 2.
2.5 Overview of all supported TIA Portal Project Elements

The following contents are supported by version V3.2 of the “Data2Unified” add-in
for conversion to SIMATIC WinCC Unified:
2.5.1 Screen objects
Following elements are supported:

Category Name of the Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of
screen object screen object animation events 1)
Basic object
Ellipse   −
Graphic view   −
Circle   −
Line   −
Polygon   −
Polyline   −
Rectangle   −
Text field   −
Elements 
I/O field   
Bar   −
Date/Time field   −

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Category Name of the Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

screen object screen object animation events 1)
Switch   
Button   
Slider   
Symbol library   
Symbolic IO Field   
Graphic IO Field   
Clock   −
Gauge   
Faceplate
instance
  
Controls
Alarm control   
User view   
Watch table   
F(x) control   
Graph view   
HTML-Browser   
Camera view   
Criteria analysis   
view
Trend Control   
Media Player   
PDF view   
PLC code viewer   
ProDiag overview   
Recipe view   
Sm@rtClient view   
System diagnosis   
Further screen objects
Group of screen 2) 2) 2)
objects
1)
Only system functions are supported which are mentioned in chapter 2.5.2.
2)
Grouped screen objects are converted to single screen objects in this version. Controls in grouped screen objects
are not converted.
Note Screen objects that are bound to a style can only be converted correctly to a
limited extent.
2.5.2 Events of screens, pop-up screens and screen objects
With the current version the following events (system functions) are supported:

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Category Events Data2Unified

supported
Calculation Script
IncreaseTag 
LinearScaling 
InverseLinearScaling 
DecreaseTag 
SetTag 
Edit Bits
InvertTag 
InvertBitInTag 
SetBit 
SetBitInTag 
SetBitWhileTagKeyPressed 
ResetBit 
ResetBitInTag 
ShiftAndMask 
Screens

ActivateScreen
ShowPopupScreen 
ShowSlideInScreen 
ActivateScreenByNumber 1) 
ShowPopupScreenSizeable 
ActivatPreviousScreen 
Recipes
ImportDataRecords 2)
ImportDataRecordsWithChecksum 2)
ExportDataRecords 2)
ExportDataRecordsWithChecksum 2)
LoadDataRecord 2)
GetDataRecordFromPLC 2)
GetDataRecordName 2)
GetDataRecordTagsFromPLC 2)
ClearDataRcord 2)
SetDataRecordToPLC 2)
SetDataRecordTagsToPLC 2)
SetRecipeTags 
SaveDataRecord 2)
System)
GetBrigthness 
SetBrightness 
OpenControlPanel 

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supported
OpenFileBrowser 
SafelyRemoveHardware 
ActivateCleanScreen 
CalibrateTouchScreen 
OpenControlPanelDialog 
OpenCommandPrompt 
OpenTaskManager 
SetAcousticSignal 
BackupRAMFileSystem 
Other functions
ShowSoftwareVersion 
StartProgram 
StopRuntime 
UpdateTag 
ControlWebServer 
ControlSmartServer 

LookupText
SetDaylightSavingTime 
Encode 
EncodeEx 
SendEmail 
User administration
Logon 
Logoff 
ShowLoginDialog 
ExportImportUserAdministration 
GetUserName 
GetGroupnumber 
Tastatur
SetBitWhileKeyPressed 
OpenScreenKeyboard 
SetScreenKeyboardMode 
ShowOperatorNotes 
Settings
SetConnectionMode 
ChangeConnection 
GetPLCMode 
SetDeviceMode 
SetScreenKeyboardMode 
SetPLCDateTime 

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supported
SetPLCMode 
ChangeConnectionEIP 
SetDisplayMode 
SetLanguage 
SetWebAccess 
Print
PrintScreen 
PrintReport 
SetAlarmReportMode 
Historical Data
ArchiveLogFile 
LogTag 
CopyLog 
OpenAllLogs 
CloseAllLogs 
StartLogging 
StartNextLog 
StopLogging 
ClearLog 
Alarms
ClearAlarmBuffer 
ClearAlarmBufferProTool 
SetAlarmReportMode 
ShowAlarmWindow 
ShowSystemAlarm 
1)
System functions support since Data2Unified V3.0.0.0.
2)
System functions support since Data2Unified V3.1.0.0.
Note Some system functions (e.g., ImportDataRecords) require manual adjustments

after conversion. These are marked with "TODO" in the log file as well as in the
corresponding script comments.
Note Events will be converted to a JavaScript script in WinCC Unified, in the current
version.
Note The system function „SimulateTag“ can be adapted using a scripting snippet.
This snippet can be found in the online documentation. To get to the
documentation please select the “help” tap within the TIA Portal.
2.5.3 Screens

Table 2-5

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Category Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

screens animations events1)
Screens   
Note After you have converted the screens and screen management elements, you
must manually create the image hierarchy with screen windows in WinCC
Unified.
Further information, such as how to create templates and pop-ups under WinCC
Unified, can be found in the application example "Guide for switching from
Comfort Panels to Unified Comfort Panels and from WinCC Runtime Advanced
to WinCC Unified PC Runtime".
Note Conversion of animation of screens are not supported in this version.
2.5.4 Screen management
Following elements of the screen management are supported:

Table 2-6
Category Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

screen animations events1)
Templates   −
Pop-up screens  − 
Slide-in-screens 1)  − −
Global screens  − −
Permanent area  − −
1)
Note: Conversion of slide-in screens are only possible if they are activated inside the engineering.
Note After you have converted the screens and screen management elements, you
must manually create the image hierarchy with screen windows in WinCC
Unified.
Further information, such as how to create templates and pop-ups under WinCC
Unified, can be found in the application example "Guide for switching from
Comfort Panels to Unified Comfort Panels and from WinCC Runtime Advanced
to WinCC Unified PC Runtime":
Note Conversion of animation of screen management elements are not supported in

this version.
2.5.5 HMI tags

Table 2-7

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Elements Data2Unified
supported
Tag tables 
Tags 
Note A conversion of HMI-UDT structures is not supported by the current version and
must be created manually under WinCC Unified.
2.5.6 HMI alarms

Table 2-8
supported
Discrete alarms 
Analog alarms 
OPC UA A&C 
System alarms 
Alarm groups 
Alarm classes 
2.5.7 Historical data

Table 2-9
supported
Data logs incl. logging tags 
Alarm logs 
For logging tags, the logging cycles and limits configured as "HMI tag" are not
supported by the current version and must be adapted manually under WinCC
Note
Unified.
2.5.8 VB-Scripts

2-10
Category Elements Data2Unified
supported
Script functions
Conversion of script functions 
Conversion of VB scripts 

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Category Elements Data2Unified

supported
Script calls
Script calls on screens and pop-up screens 
Script screens on screen objects 
Note Global script calls will be converted to a JavaScript script in WinCC Unified, in
the current version.
The content of the global VB scripts must be converted manually to JavaScript.
2.5.9 Library Elements
Note SIMATIC WinCC Unified V18 Update 2 (or a newer version) is required to
convert faceplates with Data2Unified.
The conversion of faceplates with Data2Unified V3.1 will not be possible with the
upcoming SIMATIC WinCC Unified V19. Therefore, please use the Version V3.2
of the Data2Unified Add-in.
The following table shows which library objects are supported by Data2Unified.
Table 2-11
Category Library element Detail Data2Unified
supported
Types
HMI faceplates  
Screen objects 
Interfaces 1)
Events 
Scripts 
Text and graphic lists 
HMI user data type 
HMI style 
HMI template 

Master copies 
1)
Only the interface “properties” will be available with V4.0
Limitations
In this version the following restrictions apply for the conversion of faceplates:
• Only the default version of the faceplate type will be converted.
• Only screen objects of the type “basic objects” and “elements” will be
converted.
• Graphics must be stored manually in the project library, so that they can be
converted by Data2Unified.
• Currently no log file entries are created during the conversion of faceplates.

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• During the conversion of polygons and polylines problems might occur and
must be adapted manually.
• With V4.0 only the faceplate interface „properties“ can be converted.
Note In chapter 4 of the application example “Guide for switching from Comfort Panels
to Unified Comfort Panels and from WinCC Runtime Advanced to WinCC Unified
PC Runtime“ you can find a description to manually convert faceplates.
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/de/view/109768002

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3 Engineering
3.1 Adding User to User Group
To use the Data2Unified add-in, the user on the engineering computer must belong
to the “Siemens TIA Openness” user group. Without the assignment, no access to
the project files is possible.
How to assign a new user to the “Siemens TIA Openness” user group is described
below.
Adding users to the TIA Openness group

1. Right-click on the Windows icon and open Computer Management.
2. Under the category “Local Users and Groups”, open the folder “Groups” (1)
and then open the “Siemens TIA Openness” group by double-clicking it (2).
Frei verwendbar

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3. Adding users:
– Click “Add” (1) in the Properties View of the group.
– In the “Select Users” window, click “Advanced” (2).
– Then click “Find Now” (3) in the Advanced View.
– Select the user with which you are logged in on the PC (4).
– Confirm the user selection with “OK” (5).
– Then click on “Apply” (6) in the “Siemens TIA Openness” Properties View.
4. Restart your PC for the change to take effect.
Frei verwendbar

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3.2 Enabling the Add-In

1. Download the “Data2Unified” add-in from this article and unzip it.
2. Open in the file explorer the following TIA installation directory and copy the
“Data2Unified.addin” file into it:
– TIA Portal: “C:\Program Files\Siemens\Automation\Portal V18\AddIns”
3. Open TIA Portal.

4. Activate the add-in in TIA Portal:
– In TIA Portal, open the “Add-Ins” tab (1).
– In the details, open the Status drop-down list and select “Activate” (2).
– Confirm the window for activating the add-in by clicking “Yes” (3).
5. The add-in can now be used within TIA Portal.

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3.3 Required manual adjustments

This chapter describes manual preparation to be able to use the Data2Unified Add-
in effectively.
Note Data2Unified is in continuous development and each version is intended to

reduce the manual steps for the conversion.
3.3.1 Add new WinCC Unified device
Use "Add new device" to add a SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panel in the
appropriate size.
Note If you are using a PC station with WinCC Runtime Advanced, add a PC station
with WinCC Unified Runtime as the target device.
Frei verwendbar

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3.3.2 Adjust Runtime settings
Open the "Runtime settings" of the newly added SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort
Panel and activate the same languages as in your SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panel
under "Languages & Fonts".
3.3.3 Configure HMI-Connection
If you have configured tags with controller connection, open the “Devices &
networks” editor and add an HMI connection.
3.3.4 Add text lists with formatted text and graphic lists
If you use text lists with formatted texts as well as graphic lists in your
configuration, transfer them manually to the configuration of your SIMATIC HMI
Unified Panel. You can select multiple items at once in TIA Portal and transfer it via
copy & paste.
Text list without formatted text can be converted with Data2Unified V4.0 in
connection with SIMATIC WinCC Unified V19 Update 2.

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Note Pay attention to the identical spelling of the respective elements
3.3.5 Add global script modules
If you have used your own global VB scripts, it is recommended to create identical
JavaScript modules and functions before converting the project content with
Data2Unified.
1. Add a global script module in your SIMATIC HMI Unified Panel and rename it
to "VB scripts".
2. Then add a JavaScript function for each VB Script and name them identically.

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Note Please be aware that the VB script will not be converted into a JavaScript. The
conversion of programming language is not possible. Nevertheless, the VB script
will be displayed in the new JavaScript modules in your SIMATIC HMI Unified
Panel and can then be adapted manually.
3.3.6 Adaptions with changed resolutions
With the conversion from a SIMATIC HMI Panel to a SIMATIC HMI Unified Panel
display resolutions might be different (e.g., TP1500 Comfort to MTP1500 Unified

Comfort). To achieve an optimal conversion of the screens, a device change to the
aimed resolution should be realized (e.g., TP1500 Comfort to TP1900 Comfort)
before starting Data2Unified.
Table 3-1
Basic Panel Unified Basic Panel
Device name Resolution Resolution Device name
KTP400 Basic 480 x 272 800 x 480 MTP400 Unified Basic
KTP700 Basic 800 x 480 MTP700 Unified Basic
KTP900 Basic 800 x 480 1280 x 800 MTP1000 Unified Basic
KTP1200 Basic 1280 x 800 MTP1200 Unified Basic
Table 3-2
Comfort Panel Unified Comfort Panel
Device name Resolution Resolution Device name
KTP400 Comfort 480 x 272 - -
TP700 Comfort 800 x 480 MTP700 Unified Comfort
TP900 Comfort 800 x 480 1280 x 800 MTP1000 Unified Comfort

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3.3.7 Add user and user roles manually
If you have configured users and user roles in your project, you must add those
manually in SIMATIC WinCC Unified. Please pay attention to an identical notation.
3.3.8 Cycles
If you use cycles which are not available with SIMATIC HMI Unified Panels, please
add them manually.
The following table shows the cycles which are preconfigured in both systems by
default.
Table 3-3
Predefined cycles HMI Panel HMI Unified Panel
100 ms ●
250 ms ● -
500 ms ●
1s ●
2s ●
5s ●
10 s ●
1 min ● -
5 min ● -
10 min ● -
1h ● -

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3.4 Starting and operating the add-in

3.4.1 Start of user interface
1. Right-click on the panel in the project navigation that you want to convert and
select “Data2Unified > Start” in the context menu.
The user interface of the add-in opens. The selected panel is set as the source
device by default and the project contents are retrieved subsequently.
Note If you start the add-in via the context menu of the Unified Comfort Panel, the
target device is preset and you can select the source device.

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2. In the next step, select the Unified Panel as the target device in the user
interface for the “Data2Unified” add-in by clicking the drop-down menu beneath
select target device.
Note If you have selected a PC station with Runtime Advanced as the source device,
you must select a PC station with WinCC Unified Runtime as the target device.
3. Select project contents:

– In the “Select content” field, select the content that you want to transmit to
the target device (Unified Comfort Panel) (1).
– Then click on “Transfer Data” (2).
– Confirm by clicking “Yes” (3) in the dialog box.

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Note The context menu can be used to expand or collapse individual items including
all subordinate items.
4. Then save the “Log file” to get an exact overview of the conversion. To do so,
proceed as follows:
– Enter a unique name (1) if necessary.
– Then select the storage location (2).
– Then click “Save file” (3).
– Click on “OK” (4) to close the information box.
Note If you have configured tags with controller connection, please refer to Chapter
3.6.3.
5. The conversion of the project contents has been completed and you can close
the user interface of the “Data2Unified” add-in.
3.4.2 Access at the beginning of the conversion
At the beginning of the conversion a pop-up window, which will ask for permission
to access a user file, will appear. To convert the available text lists correctly, please
confirm this window with “yes to all”.

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Impact of the different buttons:

“Yes”: The pop-up window will appear in the beginning of every
Data2Unified conversion
“Yes to all” : You make sure that the pop-up window will appear only in the
beginning of the first Data2Unified conversion
“No”: Text lists might not be converted correctly

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3.5 Analyze conversion result

You can analyze the result of the conversion in two ways:
• via the quick view inside of the user interface of the Data2Unified Add-in (see
chapter 3.5.1) or
• via the detail view with the separate log file (see chapter 3.5.2)
3.5.1 Analyzing the result via quick view
In the right area of the Data2Unified Add-in there is a quick view, where you can
get an overview of the conversion result. You can filter the entries according to the
conversion state.
Proceed as follows:
1. Open the filter selection.
2. Select the requested conversion status.
3. Then click in an area outside of the filter selection to apply the selection.
Note The context menu can be used to expand or collapse an individual item,
including all subordinate items.
It is recommended to expand all items prior to applying a filter. In this way you
will more easily find the relevant results and will not have to expand items
manually.

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3.5.2 Analyzing the result via the detailed view (log file)
The log file is the event log of the “Data2Unified” add-in. It records, in detail, which
of the TIA Portal project elements and their respective properties have been
converted to Unified.
The file itself can be saved in “*.log” format and then opened in Microsoft Excel or
Notepad, among other options.
Note To evaluate the log file effectively, Microsoft Excel is recommended for
subsequent analysis. You can also filter the data this way.
Components of the Log File

The log file of the “Data2Unified” add-in contains the following five pieces of
information:
• “Date/Time”
• “Type”
• “Category”
• “Screen item type”
• “Path”
• “Message”
Date/Time
“Date/Time” specifies the timestamp when the TIA Portal object was converted to
WinCC Unified.
Type
“Type” describes the status of the conversion. A distinction is made between the
following types:
Table 3-1
Type Description
Success The object/property was successfully converted.
Error The object/property could not be converted.
Warning The object/property has been converted to an adequate format.
Skipped The object/property was omitted during conversion.
Not supported The property is not supported and was not converted.
Information Shows the start and end of a conversion sequence. This is not
relevant for the conversion.
Category
“Category” specifies which kind of TIA Portal project element it is, for example,
“Tag”, “Tag table”, “Alarm class”.
Screen item type

"Screen item type" specifies which kind of screen item it is, e.g., "Button", "Gauge".
Path
“Path” specifies where to find the TIA Portal project element in the TIA Portal
Project navigation.

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Message
“Message” contains a detailed description of the TIA Portal project element and its
properties based on its “Type”.
Note Some messages may sometimes start with "TODO", this indicates that manual
adjustment is required after conversion.
Opening Log File with Microsoft Excel

To open the “log file” with Microsoft Excel, proceed as follows.
3. Open Microsoft Excel.
4. Then click “File > Open” and browse to the location where the log file is stored.
5. To open the log file, select “All Files (".")” (1). Then select the “Log file” (2) and
click “Open” (3).
6. In the “Text Import Wizard” that opens, select the entry “65001: Unicode (UTF-
8)” (1) as the “File origin” and then click “Finish” (2).
7. You can then filter the individual columns in Microsoft Excel.

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3.6 Error Handling

3.6.1 Add-In is Missing in the TIA Portal Context Menu
Malfunction
The “Data2Unified” add-in entry is missing from the context menu of the source
device, although the add-in is displayed as enabled in TIA Portal. This occurs
usually after a restart of TIA Portal.
Remedy
In this case, check whether
• the registered user is a member of the “Siemens TIA Openness” group.
• the “Data2Unified” add-in is enabled.
If both conditions are met and the “Data2Unified” add-in still does not appear,
disable the add-in via the “Add-Ins” tab and then enable it again.
3.6.2 Device Cannot be Selected Under “Select Device”
Malfunction
The user interface of the “Data2Unified” add-in is opened. However, you cannot
select the source device (“Source”) or the target device (“Target”) under “Select
device”.
Remedy
In this case, check if the device is supported by the “Data2Unified” add-in (see
Chapter 2.2).
3.6.3 Connection or PLC Tag is Displayed with a Red Background
Malfunction
If you have configured tags with controller connection in your project and have
executed the add-in, but the HMI connection is displayed incorrectly in the first
step.
Remedy
In this step, open the extended view in the “Connection” column and select the
name of the HMI connection between the PLC and its Unified Comfort Panel—in
this case, “HMI_Connection_3”.

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You can then transfer the property to all tags with controller connection (copy and
paste).
Resulting failure
After the successful correction of the connection, the “PLC tag” column is
highlighted in red, as these still need to be stored.
Remedy
After correcting the connection name, open the add-in again and run the
conversion of the tag table/tag again. The PLC tags are then set automatically.
3.6.4 Conversion of objects with special characters
If you use special characters (#, $, *, %, ., /, :, ?, [, ], `, ~, ") in your project, they will
be recognized by Data2Unified and can be replaced by using the following dialog:

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1
2
3
4
1 Checkbox for adjusting special charackters
2 Dropdown to select the unsupported special charackter

3 Selection area in which project elements should be searched
4 Input field with which the special character is to be replaced
5 Overview of the affected project elements
Note In this version special characters replacement are supported in screens, screen
objects and tag names.
3.6.5 Conversion of acknowledgment tags of discrete alarms
Malfunction
In WinCC Comfort, the acknowledgment PLC tag and the trigger tag can be the
same tag with different bit or can be the same element with different bit in an array
tag.
In WinCC Unified, the acknowledgment control tag and the trigger tag cannot be
the same tag or the same element in an array tag.
This may lead to the necessity of manual adaption.
Remedy
Open HMI Alarms of the panel in TIA Portal. Right click on the column’s name and
show the column’s “HMI acknowledgement address” as well as “PLC

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acknowledgement address”.
Mark the acknowledgment tags and copy them to Excel format.

Paste this two times in Excel. Use the “find and replace”-function in Excel and
prepare the two columns according to the following screen shots.
Open HMI Alarms of the Unified Panel in TIA Portal. Paste the content in the first
Excel-column into the column “Acknowledgment control tag bit” and the content of
the second Excel-column into the column “Acknowledgment control tag”.

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3.6.6 Conversion of local tags within faceplates
Malfunction
Within faceplates local tags cannot be detected automatically. Due to that all tags
that are detected in screen items will be automatically identified as local tags and
assigned with the data type “int”.
Remedy
Please check the created tags manually and adapt them if necessary.

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4 Appendix
4 Appendix
4.1 Service and support
Industry Online Support
Do you have any questions or need assistance?
Siemens Industry Online Support offers round the clock access to our entire
service and support know-how and portfolio.
The Industry Online Support is the central address for information about our
products, solutions, and services.
Product information, manuals, downloads, FAQs, application examples and videos
– all information is accessible with just a few mouse clicks:
support.industry.siemens.com
Technical Support
The Technical Support of Siemens Industry provides you fast and competent
support regarding all technical queries with numerous tailor-made offers
– ranging from basic support to individual support contracts.
Please send queries to Technical Support via Web form:
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/my/src
SITRAIN – Digital Industry Academy

We support you with our globally available training courses for industry with
practical experience, innovative learning methods and a concept that’s tailored to
the customer’s specific needs.
For more information on our offered trainings and courses, as well as their
locations and dates, refer to our web page:
siemens.com/sitrain
Service offer
Our range of services includes the following:
• Plant data services
• Spare parts services
• Repair services
• On-site and maintenance services
• Retrofitting and modernization services
• Service programs and contracts
You can find detailed information on our range of services in the service catalog
web page:
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/sc
Industry Online Support app

You will receive optimum support wherever you are with the "Siemens Industry
Online Support" app. The app is available for iOS and Android:
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/sc/2067

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4.2 Industry Mall
The Siemens Industry Mall is the platform on which the entire siemens Industry
product portfolio is accessible. From the selection of products to the order and the
delivery tracking, the Industry Mall enables the complete purchasing processing –
directly and independently of time and location:
mall.industry.siemens.com
4.3 Links and literature

Table 4-1
No. Subject
\1\ Siemens Industry Online Support
https://support.industry.siemens.com
\2\ Link to the article page of the application example
\3\ Guide for switching from Comfort Panels to Unified Comfort Panels
4.4 Change documentation

Table 4-2
Version Date Change
V1.0.0.0 02/2020 • First edition
V1.1.0.0 07/2020 • Adjust description to Data2Unified V1.1.0.0
• support of further TIA projects elements
• small bug fixes based on feedbacks
• Screen objects "Elements" are supported
• Animations on "base objects" and "elements" are
supported
• Certificate validity has been updated
• TIA Portal V16 and V17 will be supported
• Added filter for log area in Add-in user interface
• small UI Improvements
• small bug fixes based on feedback
• "Historical data" will be supported
• Selected system functions will be supported
• small bug fixes (e.g., conversion of tag limits) based
on feedback

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Version Date Change

• Additional 28 system functions will be supported
• small UI improvements
• Support of system functions on screens and Pop-up
screens
• Support of global script calls on screens and screen
objects
• Support of text lists and parameter field inside screen
objects
• Support of system function „ShowLoginDialog“
• Adding chapter 2.5.8 and 3.3
• Adding chapter 2.4
• Conversion of Symbolic and graphic IO fields incl.
animations and events
• Conversion of grouped screen items into multiple
screen items
• Change Conversion of animations into the WinCC
Unified animations system dialog instead of
JavaScript
• Conversion of system folders and user defined
folders in the project navigation (e.g., folders for tag
tables or screens)
• Conversion of the system function
„ActivateScreenByNumber“
• Added chapters 2.5.9, 3.3.6, 3.3.7 and 3.3.8
• Conversion of faceplate types and their screen
objects
• Conversion of faceplate instances
• Conversion of system functions regarding recipes
• Dialog to replace special characters
• Small bug fixes based on feedback
• Implementation and conversion of Basic Panels to
Unified Basic Panels
• Conversion of system functions -
ActivateCleanScreen & ShowLoginDialog
• Small bug fixes based on feedback
V4.0 04/2024 • Adjust description to Data2Unified V4.0
• Conversion of faceplate interface „properties“
• Conversion of text lists (without formatted text)
• Conversion of additional system functions -
ShowPopupScreenSizable & ExecuteToolbarButton
• Solving of smaller bugs based on field feedback
• Adaption of user interface functions

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Data2Unified Add-In

SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels,

Data2Unified Add-in Manual

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1.2 Principle of Operation

Read project data Write project data

Source device Target device

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1.3 “Data2Unified” Add-In User Interface

3 Configuration area of the log file ("Log file")

4 Overview of the conversion result

5 Filter area of the conversion result

6 Speedy Splitter, changing the size of the conversion area

1.4 Components Used

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2.2 Supported Devices

2.3 Supported TIA Portal versions

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2.4 New supported functions in Data2Unified V4.0

2.5 Overview of all supported TIA Portal Project Elements

2.5.1 Screen objects

Following elements are supported:

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Category Name of the Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

2.5.2 Events of screens, pop-up screens and screen objects

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Category Events Data2Unified

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Category Events Data2Unified

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Category Events Data2Unified

Note Some system functions (e.g., ImportDataRecords) require manual adjustments

Following elements are supported:

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Category Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

Note Conversion of animation of screens are not supported in this version.

2.5.4 Screen management

Following elements of the screen management are supported:

Category Conversion of Conversion of Conversion of

Note Conversion of animation of screen management elements are not supported in

2.5.5 HMI tags

Following elements are supported:

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2.5.6 HMI alarms

Following elements are supported:

2.5.7 Historical data

Following elements are supported:

Following elements are supported:

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Category Elements Data2Unified

2.5.9 Library Elements

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Adding users to the TIA Openness group

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4. Restart your PC for the change to take effect.

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3.2 Enabling the Add-In

3. Open TIA Portal.